Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2020 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of Kitterland |
Phill m |
| June 15, 2020 | 16:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Outside Port Erin bay |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| June 15, 2020 | 12:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 240 |
Port St Mary to Warts bank (south of the Calf) |
Steve Wright, Alexander and Geoff and Jane Cork |
| June 14, 2020 | 19:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Castletown Bay |
Lindsay Rowe |
| June 14, 2020 | 16:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Off Niarbyl |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| June 13, 2020 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Blue Point |
Mick |
| June 10, 2020 | 10:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Derbyhaven breakwater |
Liz Charter |
| June 9, 2020 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Blue Point |
Nick Pinder |
| June 9, 2020 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Blowing | 30 |
Fort Island |
Samuel and Euan Kinnish |
| June 9, 2020 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of The Sound |
Steve Wright |
| June 9, 2020 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
East of the Sound |
Steve Wright, Neil Barron, Jen A |
| June 9, 2020 | 15:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
West of the Sound |
Jen, Neil, Jean, Howard & Andrea |
| June 8, 2020 | 16:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Brian Liggins |
| June 2, 2020 | 08:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
West of the Sound |
Adam Tansey-Scales and Em |
| June 2, 2020 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Derbyhaven |
Liz Charter |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall |